Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-16
MAINE LEGISL4TCRE.
SENATE.

pealing the charter of the Maine branch q,
the Drudlc Uoiversity and the Maine Eclec
tic Medical College, Messrs. Sleeuer OF An
droscoeQin and Weymouth of York.
Mr.. Gushee OF Knox presented the petition
OF A A. Beatol and So others of Knox coun.
ty for amendment of sec. IS of chap of the
revised statutes, relating TO bribery at elec.
tions, which was referred to the Committee
on the judiciary.
MIR. Hill OF Androscoggin presented, un Ter
suspension of the rule. the remonstrsnce Of
L. r. Bnothby and "a Others against fenciag
unoccupied or wild lands, which was referred
to the Committee on State Lands and State
Roads.
MIR. Russell of Kennebec presented the ne.
tition of A. A. Pipers and % Others of liing
ham and vicinity in favor of State board Of
education and State uniformity of text books.
which was referred TO the Committee on
Education.
On motion of Mr.. Heath of Kennebec. re.
solve concerning an amendment to the Cor.
stitution of Maine so as TO give women the
elective franchise was taken from the table
read once, and assigned for Thursday mex
for its second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Allen of Knox, bill an
act TO amend chap. 29S OF the private and
special laws of 1880 was taken from the table
and passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act relating to the election of asses.
sors of taxes, overseers of the poor and
health committee, in the city of Biddetord,
on its passage to be enacted, was laid on the
table on motion of Mr.. Lumbert Of Aroostook
Mr.. Cole, from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, reported legislation inexpedient on
order relating to amending the nuisance laws
concerning slaughter houses.
Resolve in favor of the State College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts came up by
being upon the amendment offered by the
Senator from Knox Mr. Glshe, to strike
out the appropriation of S25 600 tor new
building, reduce to $4,000 the amount to com.
pensate the farm for loss of cattle, and &c
S4O0 the amount to finish the G ,dd,rd barn.
Mr.. Russell of kenTcbec opposed III,
amendment The institution AT the present
time is cramped for room AMI actually has M
suitable place in which to carry
on the departments of agriculture and natura
history. The committee regarded the sum
for new building as the vital part of the
whole appropriation. Without this the col
lege could not perform the work expected o.
it, He regarded the State as under oblga
ton and contract to supply this need. by rea
son of the grant which it had accepted from
the general government.
MIR. Lumbert of Aroostook pointed ou
that the trustees asked for the payment fo,
loss of cattle in order to buy more. whit,
| the report of the committee represented II a.
to pay a debt. Of course, if the trustee.
had contracted debt by authority of tht
State, 1t would have to re paid, but he woul(
like to know by what authority they had con
tracted bills. He con,ended that th'
State had been liberal to the 10
stitution IN the past and deniet
that it was under any contract to give
them whatever they asked, Thls was ba.
time for appropriations. Dissatisfaction
with the institution exists all over the Statt
among the farmers, and especially 50 III III
county. He thought it bad time to ask fo
a new building, and that a delay OF two year
| in this respect would be desirable He als'
objected TO the practice of contracting debit
by the trustees and then asking for ratficl
ton by the legislature.
Mr. Russell explained that the debt re
| ferred to was partly for the purchase of th'
cattle lost, and 1t WAS a debt of the farm anC
not the college. The trustees acted in goo,
| faith and for the interests of the institution
! in the matter, and the investment would havt
been good one but for the disease in thu
stock.
| Mr. Lumbert called attention to the fac
that the amendment did not redace the ap
preparation tor running expenses. and argued
that the college had been treated literally IL
the past.
On motion of Mr.. Gushee yea and nal
vote was ordered when the question shoul'
be taken.
! Mr.. Heath of Kennebec said the State &C
cepted from the national government some
thing like Sl3O. 200 upon the condition that
established and provided for State Col
/ lege of Agriculture, and he considered tbs
State under a moral if not legal obligation
to carry out the conditions which were made
! The question of the wisdom of creating tht
! institution was not now debatable one. HI
submitted that 1t was unfair to refuse the ap
preparation that the college needs ir order
that it may do credit to its founders and ac
complish its work, and then turn round anC
criticise it. The institution ought to b'
either abandoned or given sufficient sum Of
money to enable it to carry on the work in
tended. The most common criticism wa
that it did the agricultural interests no gooC
and was not an agricultural college. HI
submitted if it was fair to make that charg'
and then refuse the funds necessary to equiv
it as an agricultural institution. He mex
took up the item for apparatus aDt
argued that apparatus was one o
things necessary to the success of the ins,itu
tion and that the sum asked in this particnls
was not an unreasonable one.
/ Mr.. Lumbert replied TO the last speaker
| He desired TO keep good faith with the in
| stituton and the national government. anC
I he did not believe members should he charge,
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